Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
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Abbreviation | OECTA |
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Formation | 1944 |
Type | Trade union |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Location |
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Membership | 45,000 |
Official language | English |
President | René Jansen in de Wal[1] |
General secretary | David Church |
Affiliations |
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Website | catholicteachers |
The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) is a trade union that represents teachers in publicly funded Roman Catholic schools in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is affiliated with the Ontario Teachers' Federation, the Canadian Teachers' Federation, the Canadian Labour Congress, and the Ontario Federation of Labour.
OECTA has more than 45,000 members as of 2022[update].[2] Its mandate includes both the support of its members through the promotion of Catholic values, advocacy, collective bargaining, professional development and protection, and advocacy for the common good.
Presidents
[edit]Name | Took office | Left office |
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Margaret Lynch | 1944 | 1945 |
Very Reverend B.W. Harrigan | 1945 | 1947 |
Raymond J. Bergin | 1947 | 1948 |
Reverend Brother Thaddeus | 1948 | 1949 |
Dorthea McDonell | 1949 | 1950 |
Patrick Perdue | 1950 | 1951 |
Mother Mary Lenore | 1951 | 1953 |
Margaret Drago | 1953 | 1955 |
Reverend C.L. Siegried | 1955 | 1956 |
Mary W. Flynn | 1956 | 1958 |
Sister M. Vincentia | 1958 | 1960 |
Reverend J.H. Conway | 1960 | 1962 |
Patrick O'Leary | 1962 | 1963 |
Veronica Houlahan | 1963 | 1964 |
Sister Frances McCann | 1964 | 1965 |
Karl Bohren | 1965 | 1966 |
Sister M. Aloysia | 1966 | 1967 |
Ruth Willis | 1967 | 1968 |
John Rodriguez | 1968 | 1969 |
John Kuchinak | 1969 | 1970 |
Marie Kennedy | 1970 | 1971 |
Reverend J. Frank Kavanagh | 1971 | 1972 |
James Carey | 1972 | 1973 |
Robert Cooney | 1973 | 1974 |
Léo Normandeau | 1974 | 1975 |
Derry Byrne | 1975 | 1977 |
Peter Gazzola | 1977 | 1978 |
Doreen Brady | 1978 | 1980 |
George Saranchuk | 1980 | 1982 |
Kevin Kennedy | 1982 | 1984 |
T. John Fauteux | 1984 | 1986 |
Jim Cooney | 1986 | 1988 |
Eileen Lennon | 1988 | 1990 |
Michael Côté | 1990 | 1992 |
Helen Biales | 1992 | 1993 |
Clare Ross | 1993 | 1995 |
Marilies Rettig | 1995 | 1997 |
Marshall Jarvis | 1997 | 1999 |
Jim Smith | 1999 | 2001 |
Kathy McVean | 2001 | 2003 |
Donna Marie Kennedy | 2003 | 2007 |
Elaine MacNeil | 2007 | 2008 |
James Ryan | 2009 | 2011 |
Kevin O'Dwyer | 2011 | 2013 |
James Ryan | 2013 | 2015 |
Ann Hawkins | 2015 | 2017 |
Liz Stuart | 2017 | 2021 |
Barb Dobrowolski | 2021 | 2023 |
René Jansen in de Wal | 2023 |
See also
[edit]- Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens
- Education in Ontario
- Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
- Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
References
[edit]- ^ "Catholic Teachers Elect New President". Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association - Global Newswire. March 13, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Who We Are - Quick Facts". Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association. 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.